Loading apparatus.



J. E, AGLER.

Patented May 11, 1909. y a SHEETS-SHEET 1'.

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.lOl-1N E. AGLER, OF WAYNE, NEBRASKA.

LOADING PPARTU To all whom it may concern:

le it known thatl l, JOHN E. AGLEP., a citizen of the United States,residing at lllayne, in the county of `Wayne and State of Nebraska. haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Loading Apparatus, of

which tl ence being had therein to the accompanying dra w in g.

This invention relates to a loading apparatus, which may be used forloading different kinds of material upon a wagoinior, if

desired, for the stacking of material in stacks or ricls.

The object of the invention is the pro-l vision of means forfacilitating` the scooping or gathering of material upon aswinging-member and elevating', and, subsequently, displacing saidmaterial off of saidv swinging-member.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means forfacilitating the loading of material.

A further object of the invention is the I invention consists of certainnovel construe` tions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed.

ln the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspec` tive` view of an apparatusconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal, vertical sectional view of the mechanism depicted inFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the apparatus. Fig.

el is a perspective view of the scoopboard. l `ig. is a fragmentary,perspective view of the conibined scoop and fork. Fig. 6 is afragmentary view. in elevation, of the gearing. l? T is a i"`rag;mentary view of the brace connecting the lower end of one of thefront., inclined braces and one of the horif/.ontal beams.

The frame of the apiliaratus comprises a pair of horizontal beams 1connected by a central, ltransverse beam 2 and a front endbeain andrear, transverse beams el, 5, and

6. Centrahvertical standards 'T are secured, at

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 16, 1908.

.e foliowing is a specification, refer-i Patented May l1, 1909.

Serial No. 427,397.

their lower ends to extended ends of central heain `which beam 2 has itsends projecting beyond the outer, vertical walls or sides ot theparallel, primary beams 1. Secured to the extended ends S of the reartransverse beams t, are the lower ends of the inclined braciiigstandards9; the upper inclined standards oil l races 9 are secured against therear, vertical face of the central, vertical standardsl 7, F 1. pair offront, inclined, vertical standards 9a are secured, at their upper ends,against the front edges of the vertical standards T, near their upperends, and said standards 9a rest at their lower ends, upon the upperedges of the beams 1, and are irixedly secured in position, by means ofan angle brace 10, Fig. 7

A supporting shaft 11 is journaled in bifurcated portions 12, formingthe front ends of beam 1, and `iournaled upon said supporting shafts aretraction wheels 1?), which wheels are provided with roughened or toothedperipheries, so as to grip the ground and facilitate the driving of themechanism for winding the cord or cable and actuating the pivoted framehereinafter explained.

Slidably mounted upon shaft 11 is a clutch-member 14, whichclutch-member is suit-ably-splined or keyed to the shaft 11 forpreventing independent rotary movement of said clutch-member upon saidshaft. Extending longitudinally of the frame and journaled in suitablebearings on the transverse beams 3 and al, is a shaft 15. The shaft 15is provided, on its front end with a beveled gear 1G,v ixedly securedthereto, which gear 1G meshes wit-li the beveled gear 1T of theclutch-member 14, whereby, when the beveled gears 16 and 17 mesh and theshaft 11 is rotated, rotary movement will be imparted to shaft 15. Thetractionwheels 13 aie. fixedly secured, by any suitable fastening means,to shaft 11, resulting in shaft 11 being rotated for driving the gears,when the machine is moved over the `ground. Fixedly secured to shaft 15,at its rear end, is a drum 18, which drum 18 is pr vided with a toothedrim 19, Fig. 6.

A pin or fastening-nieinber 9.0, is secured to the upper portion of thebeam 3, Fig. 3, and journaled upon said pin or screw 20, is a lever Q1,which comprises a pair of angularly-disposed portions 22 and 23,integrally connected, at their inner ends, by means of an eye partlysurrounding the pivot 20, Fig. 3. The portion 22 terminates at its outerendin an eye 24, which eye 24 is pivotally connected to a connecting-rod25; the rod 25 being pivotally connected, at its outer end, with amanuallyoperated lever 26. The lever 26 is pivotally supported, at 27,upon beam 6, Figs. 1 and 3. rfhe portion 23 of the lever 21 terminates,at its outer end, in an extension partly surrounding and engaging theclutch-member 14, whereby when level' 26 is swung forward, theclutch-mernber is slid upon the shaft 11 for disengaging the gear 17from gear 16; it will be obvious that the operator can quickly throw thegear in and out of operation, by swinging lever 26. The operator usuallysits in seat 28, secured to beam 6, Figs. 1 and 2.

Pivotally mounted upon horizontal shaft 29, is a frame 30. Shaft 29extends through the upper ends of the standards 7, and is, preferably,detachably secured thereto by means of spring-cotters 31. The frame 30comprises a pair of parallel beams 32, fix- Aedly secured together, attheir upper ends, by a transverse end-beam 33. The lower ends of thebeams are not connected by a transverse beam, but are spaced apart bymeans of an X-shaped reinforcing' structure, which comprises crossingbeams 34; the outer ends of the beams 34 being fixedly secured, by anysuitable fastening means, against the inner faces of the parallel beams32, producing a rigid and durable structure.

To the upper end of each beam 32, is pivotally secured, at 35, aU-shaped member 36. Rods 37 are pivotally connected, at their upperends, to the U-shaped members 36, and the lower ends of the rods areconnected by means of a link or loop 38, for the reason that each rod isprovided with eyes at its ends. A cable or suitable flexibleconnecting-means 39 is secured,lnear 011e end,

.to the ring 38, and its other end is tixedly secured to the drum 18,whereby, as the drum 18 is rotated, for winding the cable 39, the frame30 will be swung upon the transverse, horizontal shaft 29.

A pawl is pivotally mounted, at 41, upon the transverse beams 4 and 6,and said pawl is adapted to engage the toothed flange 19 of the framefor preventing the same from accidentally rotating for permitting thecables 39 to be unwound, but the drum 18 can be permitted to unwind bythe operator pressing downward upon the foot-lever 42, which ispivotally mounted upon the beam 5. The foot-lever is provided with anextension 43, which projects under the pawl or dog 40, so that when thefoot-lever is swung upon its pivot for raising its lower end, the dog orpawl will be disengaged from the teeth of the drum.

A scoop, as shown in Fig. 4, or a combined scoop and fork, as shown inFigs. 1

tachable plates 49, which plates are secured to the inner faces of thebeams 32, at their lower end. The securing means for each plate 49 is,preferably, a pair of bolts 50, so that no pivotal movement of theplateis permitted upon the beam, thereby making a secure fastening meansfor connecting the scoop to the beams 32. lThe combined scoop and forkis similarly mounted upon beams 32, and, therefore, it is not necessaryfor me. to specically describe the structure of the connecting means,for by removing the bolts 50, the combined scoop and fork can bedetached, and a scoop, as shown in Fig. 4, can be attached. The combinedscoop and fork has its bottom 44 apertured, and to this apertured bottomare secured the tines or fingers 51, by any suitable fastening means,extending through the apertures of the bottom of the scoop.

To the back of the scoop or the combined scoop and fork, is secured aplate 52, which has oppositelyextending fingers through which extends afastening means for attaching the plate to the back. rlhe plate 52 isprovided with an upwardly-extending apertured portion, and, within oneof the apertures, is positioned the lower end of rod or bar while theupper end of the rod or bar 53 is pivot-ally connected, as at 54, to theupper or outer end of the arm The arm is rotatably mounted upon shaft29, and is normally held near the center of the shaft by any suitablefastening means, as for instance pins 56, at its opposite sides, whichpins 56 extend through the shaft 29 and constitute locking collars, forpreventing the arm from sliding too far either way upon the shaft 29. Tothe pivot 54, which may be a screw or any other suitable fasteningmeans, formed upon or attached to arm 55, is also secured a rod 57, therod being connected, at its upper end, to said arm and its lower end ispivotally connected to the manually-operated lever 58; the lever 58being pivotally mounted, at 59, upon beam 6, contiguous to seat 28. Thelever is mounted, at one side of the seat, while the lever 26 is mountedat the other side. A spring 60 is secured, at its upper end, to thelever 58 above its pivot, and its lower end is attached, as at 61, tobeam 6, whereby a downward pull is always exerted upon the lever 58,retaining the same in an outwardly inclined position, Fig. 2, whichholds the scoop and fork in substantially a horizontal position forscraping along the surface of the ground. By the operator swinginglevelI 5S forward, the front end of the combined scoop and fork will bethrown downward to dig deeper into the earth o' a pile of substance tobe removed. ilherefore. it will be obvious that i have prm'ided meansfor controlling the depth to which the scoop to be inserted under a pileof dirt or like material, and, furthermorev` owing to the peculiar'structure of the connecting means between plate and lever 55%. the scoopis normally held in a lioriaontal position during the swinging of theframe 3() upward, but when the scoop "ias obtained the desired position.or when the scoop is positioned above the receptacle into which the loadcarried by the scoop is to be emptied. by swinging the lever for- 'ard,the scoop can be quickly dumped.

rihe beam 5 is extended beyond opposite sides of the frame, and to eachextended end U2., is secured an oiitwardly-extending shaft or beam 63. Ahoolt G4 is pivotally connected to the shaft` or beam G3, near its outerend. for facilitating the attaching of a draft animal thereto. Theextending-end ($2 of the beam is provided with a swingletree (to. andextending, preferably` above the swingle-tree is a brace GG, which isconnected, at one end, to beam or shaft 63, and at its opposite end tothe extended portion (lil of beam near its outer end. it will,therefore. be noted that I have provided at cach side of the frame, apeculiar structure for attaching a draft animal, so that the loader canbe forced over the ground.

The rear end of the apparatus is supported upon a pair of wheels GT,which are journaled upon swivel-supports 68. so that the apparatus ormechanism can be turned easily and quickly in any direction.

it to be noted that theI load-receiving and holding means is pivotallymounted between and upon the lower ends of the swinging-frame, and ti atby the operator working lever 2h, when the apparatus is traveling overthe ground, the load-lifting and holding means can be quickly lifted anddumped, and while the load-lifting and conveying means is heilig filled.the gearing can be thrown ont of operatimi. until the. load is ready tobe lifted and discharged from its holding-device.

VFrom the foregoing. it will be understood that i have produced a verydurable and simple apparatus for loadingl and unloading' a receptacle.and, furthermore. it to be noted that my mechanism may be used forlmiding` dirt, manure, or any other substance of like nature. onto a caror into a wagon. and. besides` the device. may be used as a hay or strawloader.

That I claim is:

l. In an apparatus of the class described` the combination with awheeled frame. of

a swinging-frame carried by said wheeledframe, load-receiving andholding' means carried by said swinging-frame, an arm 1'0- tatablymounted upon said wheeled-frame, a lever pivotally mounted upon saidwheeled trame. a rod connected at one end to said load-receiving andholding-amalis and at its opposite end to said arm, a rod connected atone end to said lever and at its opposite end to said rod. and means formovsaid swinging-franie upon said wheeledframe.

2. in an apparatus of the class deq'cribed. the combination with aframe, of a scoop pivotally mounted upon said frame, an arm ,otallyiounted upon said frame. said scoop provided with an extension, meansadliustably connecting said arms to said extension. a lever pivotallymounted upon said frame, iiicans connecting said lever to said arm. andieans connected to said frame and to said lever. for normally exertingan outward pull upon said lever for holding said scoop in position forretaining a load.

3. in an apparatus of the class described. tl.e combination with a frameprovided with central standards7 a shaft carried by said standards, ascoop, means pivotally mounting sait. scoop upon said shaft, of an armrotatably mounted upon said shaft, an inclined rod pivotally connectedaty one end of said arm, means adjustably connecting the other end of,said rod to said scoop, an outfardly -extending lever carried by saidframe, means connecting said outwardly-extending lever to said arm, andmeans for normally holding said lever in its outwardly-extendingposition.

4, in an apparatus of the class described` the combination with a frame`a swingingframe carried by said first-mentioned frame. load-receivingand holding-means carried by said swinging-frame, of a gear-devicecarried by said first-mentioned frame, said geardevice e `diodying adrum, means for rotating said frame. said means comprising a shaft, aslidable clutch mounted upon said shaft. said clutch provided with abeveled gear, a beveled gear meshing with said firstmentioned beveledgear and fixedly secured against independent rotary movement upon saidframe a lever pivotally mounted upon said first-mentioned frame andcooperating with said slidable gear for throwing the same in and out ofoperation, said lever formed from a single-piece of material providedwith substantially right-angled portions7 said right-angled portionsconnected at their inner ends by means of an integral eye, one of saidright-angled portions provided with an eye. each eye heilig' partlyopened. for facilitating the assembling of the same with the cooperatingparts, and manually-operated lever means connected to one of the eyes ofsaid lever and being capable of controlling movement of said clutch.

In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a support,of a swinging-frame carried by said support, load-receiving and holdingmeans carried by said swinging-frame, a drum carried by said support,means for rotatingsaid drinn, aA

pair of U-shaped members pivotally connected to said swinging-frame,rods pivotally connected to said U-shaped members at one end, a linkconnecting the opposite ends of said rods, and iexible means iixedlysecured near one end to said link and to said frame near its other end,whereby, when said drum is rotated, said frame will be swung upon asupport.

(i. ln an apparatus of the class described. the combination with asupport, of al pivotally-niounted frame carried by said support, saidpivotally-mounted frame comprising a pair of beams, a U-shaped memberpivotally connected to each beam near its upper end, means connectingsaid U-shaped meinbers, a drum carried by said support, flexible meansconnecting said drum and connecting means of the U-shaped members, andmeans for rotating said frame for swinging said pivotally mounted frameupon said support.

7. 1n an apparatus of the class described, vthe combination with asupport, of a movable fiame carried by said support, a scoop pivotallymounted upon said movable support, and lever and link means carried byIsaid support and cooperating with said scoop for controlling the pitchof the same relative to the ground and the dumping thereof.

S. ln an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a frame,load-receiving and elevating means carried by said fame, of a beamprojecting upon opposite sides of said frame, shafts fiXedly secured attheir inner ends to the projected ends of said beams, a swingle-treeattached to the projected ends of said beam outside of said shafts, abrace connecting said shafts intermediate their ends, to the projectedends of the beam near their outer ends.

9. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a frame,of means for receiving, elevating, and dumping a load carried by saidframe, draft animal attaching means secured to each side of said frame,said attaching` means comprising a projecting` beam, a shaft oi' beampositioned at an angle to the sides of said frame and xedly secured atits inner end to said projecting beam, a brace connected at its outerend to said shaft and at its inner end to said projecting beam, and aswingle-tree pivotally mounted on the projected end of said beam.

10. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with awheeled-frame, of a swinging-frame provided with load-receiving meanscarried by said wheeled-frame, of

a gearing-device coperating with said' swinging traine, said gearingdevice provided with a drum having a toothed iange, a pawl cooperatingwith the teeth of said ange, a footoperating device pivotally mountedupon said frame and cooperating with said pawl for raising the inner endthereof, said .foot-device comprising a support, a foot-engaging platepivotally mounted upon said support, said plate provided with anextension positioned under the pawl, whereby, when the operator engagesthe foot-engaging portion, the pawl can be raised for releasing thedrinn.

11. 1n an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a pair ofhorizont-al beams provided with bifurcated ends, a shaft journaled inthe bifurcated end, a sliding clutch-member mounted upon said shaft,braces surrounding the ends of said beams and securing said shaft withinsaid bifurcated ends, rod-receiving and holding means movably mountedabove said beams, and means cooperating with said clutch-member forraising and lowering said load-receiving and holding means.

12. 1n an apparatus of the class described, the combination with asupport, of a swinging frame carried by said support, said swinging`frame provided, at its lower end, with cut-out portions, platespositioned in said cut-out portions, means detachably securinO saidplates to said cut-out portions, load-receiving and holding meanspivotally mounted upon the lower ends of said plates, means for swingingsaid frame upon the support and controlling the movement of saidload-receiving and holding means.

13. 1n a device of the character described, the combination with asupporting frame, of a swinging frame pivoted near its center upon saidsupporting frame, said swinging frame provided with load-receiving andholding means, at its lower end, means connected to the upper end ofsaid swinging frame for swinging the same upon the supporting frame, andlink and lever means pivotally mounted upon the supporting frame,between the sides of the swinging frame, and connected to theload-receiving and holding means, whereby movement of Vsaid holdingmeans is controlled.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN E. AGLER.

Vitnesses F. L. NESBY, E. 1V. CULLEN.

